Concept of scientific wildlife conservation and its dissemination

In recent years, wildlife conservation has attracted great public attention. However, substantial distinctions can be found in the prevailing concepts of wildlife conservation, particularly with the recent notion that emphasizes animal rights. Wildlife welfare and wildlife rights are not synonymous,...

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Published inDōngwùxué yánjiū Vol. 37; no. 5; pp. 270 - 274
Main Authors Zhou, Xue-Hong, Wan, Xiao-Tong, Jin, Yu-Hui, Zhang, Wei
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published China Kunming Institute of Zoology, The Chinese Academy of Sciences 18.09.2016
Subjects
Animal rights
Animals
Biological Evolution
Conservation of Natural Resources - methods
Education
Humans
Information dissemination
Information Dissemination - methods
Media
Schools
Science
Social responsibility
Wildlife conservation
信息传播
动物权利
动物福利
大科学
学校教育
科学基础
野生动植物保护
野生动物保护
scientific concept
Media
Wildlife conservation
Dissemination
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Summary:In recent years, wildlife conservation has attracted great public attention. However, substantial distinctions can be found in the prevailing concepts of wildlife conservation, particularly with the recent notion that emphasizes animal rights. Wildlife welfare and wildlife rights are not synonymous, with welfare more compatible with the reasonable and legal utilization of wildlife. The key to scientific wildlife conservation is the appropriate awareness and appreciation of the relationship between wildlife conservation and utilization and the theoretical basis of holism. Nevertheless, rational biases regarding the public＇s understanding of wildlife conservation and the spread of information via social media still exist. As such, expansion of the concept of scientific wildlife conservation requires the application of several measures. Wildlife conservation researchers should be regarded as the most important disseminators of scientifically-based information, with education in schools and universities of growing importance. Furthermore, the media should shoulder the social responsibility for the accurate dissemination of conservation information.
Bibliography:Wildlife conservation; scientific concept;Media; Dissemination.
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In recent years, wildlife conservation has attracted great public attention. However, substantial distinctions can be found in the prevailing concepts of wildlife conservation, particularly with the recent notion that emphasizes animal rights. Wildlife welfare and wildlife rights are not synonymous, with welfare more compatible with the reasonable and legal utilization of wildlife. The key to scientific wildlife conservation is the appropriate awareness and appreciation of the relationship between wildlife conservation and utilization and the theoretical basis of holism. Nevertheless, rational biases regarding the public＇s understanding of wildlife conservation and the spread of information via social media still exist. As such, expansion of the concept of scientific wildlife conservation requires the application of several measures. Wildlife conservation researchers should be regarded as the most important disseminators of scientifically-based information, with education in schools and universities of growing importance. Furthermore, the media should shoulder the social responsibility for the accurate dissemination of conservation information.
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ISSN:0254-5853
2095-8137
DOI:10.13918/j.issn.2095-8137.2016.5.270